The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-14
South River Items.
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4 Reported for the VIRGINIAN. I

MI. VIM. Gr0OmS, who was paralyZed il
| Nove1n.. Der last, but who-up to last Thurs
day-set med to be improving, was violent
| ly attach Led on the day named by som,
disease of the stomach, and is now report
ed in a hopeless condition.
Mr.. H. E. Hanger is lying dangerously
| i'll of fever at the home of his father, OF
Christian S creek. Mr.. Hanger returned
a few weeks ago from Tennessee, whittier
| he had gone to engage in business. His
return was caused by the giving way Of his
health. He was reported as having shown
change for the better at 10 a. m. on Mon
day.
James Miller is rapidly recovering from
the attack OF illness that drove him from
| his work in Kentucky to his home in Fish
ersvile. He is able to be about, but looks
as though he had suffered greatly.
The many friends of Capt. M. Lynn will
be glad to hear that he has been put in
charge of a passenger train. Capt. Lynn
is one of the c. & O's. most popular con-
ductors, and is beloved by the travelling
public to whom he is so well known from
one end of the road to the other His run
is from Richmond to Clifton Forge
The management of the middle division
of this road have replaced the way-freight
crew that was removed some six weeks
ago. 1t was found on trial, that two crews
could not possibly do the work required,
and upon petition from the overworked
trainmen, the change was made, much to
the joy and comfort of those who asked Tor
it. The trains are now Differed by Capts.
Vasseur. Newcomb and Snead.
Mr.. William Haskins, the agent at
Brand S, who owns fine farm near that
station, is preparing to erect a dwelling
upon his land. A force Of workmen are
now engaged in putting up Globe Wind
engine, which, when in place, will furnish
a supply of water for all purposes to all
parts of his possessions. The supply is
drawn from spring six hundred feet from
the building site. and raised over one hun
dred feet perpendicularly. DR.. J. p. Kill
liam has just had one Of the same engines
put to work on his farm, as have also
Messrs. R. W. Motfett, W. A. Hodge, G.
X. Zirkle, and the two sons of Mr.. Frank
Conner. No farmer can afford to be with
out one of these most useful Machines
To see the water taken from some remote
spring at the foot of some inaccessible hill
and carried to the house, garden, barns,
fields and fish ponds, furnishing contin-
uous supply of cool. fresh water for all
purposes, will tempt any man to strain
point and secure one.
BY means of a good wind engine the
good housewife is saved many long and
weary trip up the hill from the spring
house, for with one in operation, the dairy
there, the wash house need not be further
away than thekitchen-for hydrant may
be placed so as to run the water directly
into the utensils On the stove, and carried
to every room in the dwelling. Vegeta
bles in the garden may be refreshed from
the hydrant situated in the centre, and the
flower garden can always draw upon this
reservoir. Each field on the farm can have
a supply run to it through iron pipes which
at present cost but song. In fact, there
is no reason why any farm should not now
be as we'll watered as it's owner could wish
for. In case there should be no stream nor
spring from which to draw supply by
means of an engine, a well can be sunk
in few daysEby boring, and thus desert
waste be turned into a fertile farm. Mr..
Ed. A. Hamilton. of FishersvIlle, is the
agent for this engine, and is driving the
business with rush. In whatever direc-
tlon you may cast the eye, you can see
whaling gaily to the breeze one of these
valuable adjuncts to farming and house
keeping, and not many years will elapse
ere there will be one on every farm in Au-
gusta. A farmer may make shift to do
without a barn, but he must have supply
of water, and the surest and best method
of getting it is by means of machine
driven by the wind. The cost is a mere
song when the convenience of having one
is considered, for l learn that from $175 to
9oUU Will 6reCG one OF Cn6 mills.
A foundry is being erected at the old
Austin and Lambert site. near Waynesbo-
70. When finished, it is proposed to manu-
facture hydraulic rams, cutting boxes, sc.
We have not learned the name of the firm,
but understand that Messrs. Rife and Mos
by are the leading members.
The weather has been quite seasonable.
The farmers have finished their wheat bar
vest and are now ready TO thresh. The
wheat crop is much better than itpromised
three months ago to be. Corn is looking
exceedingly well, and in some parts of the
district the crop will be made by another
rain. 1t is said by those who know that
the crop of oats ia part of which has been
harvested) is the heaviest, both in acreage
and in quality, that has ever been known.
A very heavy crop of hay has been cut, and
there are a number of farmers who are
still at work saving their crops of that most
necessary forage. All that has been har-
vested is well cured. sweet and bright, as
but little of it was caught by rain.
Taking the season through, it has been
all that the farmers could have wished.
and on all sides are evidences of plenty.
There will be fair supply of fruit, but
not 2 heavy crop, except in some orchards.
There WILDE greater snundance of peach
es than other fruits. The grape vines are
we'll filled. A hail storm some time in
May, beat the fruit from the trees, and as
it occurred between - and 2 O'Clock at
night. there were but few who knew of the
occurrence, and this is the reason that so
many are puzzled to account for the light
ness of the fruit crop in some sections,
where, up to the tine Of the storm the
promise had been SO good.
Preparations are being made for plant
ing large crop of wheat. several of our
farmers having finished their wheat, hay
and oats harvest, have put their teams to
the pillow, and great deal of land has al
ready been broken for the fall sowing.
ROVER,
Lagrange Items.
Reported for THE VIRGINIAN.]
Last Friday nj ght, the east bound freight
On the G. & 0. BY. ran on broken rail,
one and a half miles west of Taprange.-